diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
index dad7a4f..9639d7a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -758,6 +758,18 @@
 			dal_ddc_service_set_transaction_type(link->ddc,
 							     sink_caps->transaction_type);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN)
+			/* Apply work around for tunneled MST on certain USB4 docks. Always use DSC if dock
+			 * reports DSC support.
+			 */
+			if (link->ep_type == DISPLAY_ENDPOINT_USB4_DPIA &&
+					link->type == dc_connection_mst_branch &&
+					link->dpcd_caps.branch_dev_id == DP_BRANCH_DEVICE_ID_90CC24 &&
+					link->dpcd_caps.dsc_caps.dsc_basic_caps.fields.dsc_support.DSC_SUPPORT &&
+					!link->dc->debug.dpia_debug.bits.disable_mst_dsc_work_around)
+				link->wa_flags.dpia_mst_dsc_always_on = true;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_HDCP)
 			/* In case of fallback to SST when topology discovery below fails
 			 * HDCP caps will be querried again later by the upper layer (caller
@@ -1203,6 +1215,10 @@
 			LINK_INFO("link=%d, mst branch is now Disconnected\n",
 				  link->link_index);
 
+			/* Disable work around which keeps DSC on for tunneled MST on certain USB4 docks. */
+			if (link->ep_type == DISPLAY_ENDPOINT_USB4_DPIA)
+				link->wa_flags.dpia_mst_dsc_always_on = false;
+
 			dm_helpers_dp_mst_stop_top_mgr(link->ctx, link);
 
 			link->mst_stream_alloc_table.stream_count = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c
index a2cf35a..0da692c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c
@@ -2258,16 +2258,6 @@
 
 	if (!new_ctx)
 		return DC_ERROR_UNEXPECTED;
-#if defined(CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN)
-
-	/*
-	 * Update link encoder to stream assignment.
-	 * TODO: Split out reason allocation from validation.
-	 */
-	if (dc->res_pool->funcs->link_encs_assign && fast_validate == false)
-		dc->res_pool->funcs->link_encs_assign(
-			dc, new_ctx, new_ctx->streams, new_ctx->stream_count);
-#endif
 
 	if (dc->res_pool->funcs->validate_global) {
 		result = dc->res_pool->funcs->validate_global(dc, new_ctx);
@@ -2319,6 +2309,16 @@
 		if (!dc->res_pool->funcs->validate_bandwidth(dc, new_ctx, fast_validate))
 			result = DC_FAIL_BANDWIDTH_VALIDATE;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN)
+	/*
+	 * Only update link encoder to stream assignment after bandwidth validation passed.
+	 * TODO: Split out assignment and validation.
+	 */
+	if (result == DC_OK && dc->res_pool->funcs->link_encs_assign && fast_validate == false)
+		dc->res_pool->funcs->link_encs_assign(
+			dc, new_ctx, new_ctx->streams, new_ctx->stream_count);
+#endif
+
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
index 0e27c0b..caa338a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@
 		uint32_t disable_dpia:1;
 		uint32_t force_non_lttpr:1;
 		uint32_t extend_aux_rd_interval:1;
-		uint32_t reserved:29;
+		uint32_t disable_mst_dsc_work_around:1;
+		uint32_t reserved:28;
 	} bits;
 	uint32_t raw;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
index d5887d9..9eb4cf0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc_link.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@
 		bool dp_skip_DID2;
 		bool dp_skip_reset_segment;
 		bool dp_mot_reset_segment;
+		/* Some USB4 docks do not handle turning off MST DSC once it has been enabled. */
+		bool dpia_mst_dsc_always_on;
 	} wa_flags;
 	struct link_mst_stream_allocation_table mst_stream_alloc_table;